Society and Life

'Uttam Mohanty, the all-time superstar of the Odia film industry (Ollywood), is no more.' This news struck like a bolt from the blue when I received the sad news of his passing from my friend Chinmay Daspatnaik (Kaku) on the morning of…

Standing in the front of the mirror, she was longing to put on a red bindi. To some, it might seem like a trivial matter ("it is just a bindi"), but for her, it is now a wish unlikely to come true; last year, her husband passed away in an…

It’s been nearly two years since I last met Kaka. When he had called back then, for a stag get together planned in Lonavala, there was no reason to say no. Lonavala is gorgeous in monsoon as ever and my college friends had only got worse…

Our earliest ancestors displayed bipedalism much before the human brain enlarged in size. The ability to walk on two limbs freed their two other limbs which would help them to create tools to be used in hunting for food. Their ability to…

Some people cause happiness wherever they go, others whenever they go Oscar Wilde The pursuit of happiness is the ceaseless journey of mankind. Its pursuit, always in a state of motion rather than attainment, has propelled the…

Here is the story of Walgreens, an international brand whose journey has been fraught with both adversity and triumph and fragrant with the goodwill of its consumers globally. The journey of Walgreens: (Walgreens) The journey of…

Around 700 million people live on less than $2.15 per day, the extreme poverty line. Thats Inconceivable!!!This is what Global poverty is. Global Poverty reduction was dealt a severe blow by the COVID-19 pandemic and a series of major…

Self-discipline is often hailed as the cornerstone of personal growth and success. It’s the ability to push yourself to take action, even when you don’t feel like it, and to stay committed to your goals despite distractions and obstacles.…

The Ocean echoes Everything you and I Ever said Even the soliloquies of Hamlet And the monologues of Browning It can dig out from the Depth of time both Foreign and familiar musings. See how in its vast…

Joseph Alois Schumpeter, popularly known as Joseph Schumpeter, was born on 8th February 1883  and died on 8th January 1950). Schumpeter died at night in his home in Taconic, Connecticut, at age 66. He was an Austrian political economist who…